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Seller News: May 2026

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The GOAT is no more

Been here over 15 years as a business seller and never thought this would happen. Never thought I'd be complaining about about lack of sales and views. These boards have always been full of of sellers complaining about slow trade on ebay but I've nev...

HMRC have advised us that your seller account belongs to a trader based outside the UK

Has anyone else had this communication today regarding VAT collection? Obviously it's wrong, I am based in the UK, VAT registered in the UK. I am just wondering if this is another eBay miscommunication/misunderstanding/glitch or whether it's true, an...

Buyer lost an INR case but has now created a return request on the item they claim never arrived.

HIya, guys and gals. Had a buyer open an item not received case which they lost because the uploaded tracking showed delivery by Royal Mail with a picture of the postman standing at their front door. They have now opened a return request via Ebay wit...

In my Ebay store all my items prices have mysteriously gone up at least 20% !!

I'll spare you all about the 5 times Ive contacted Ebay with no joy about this, other that to say I'd only noticed this unauthourized price increase late on the eve of the 14th of May. Right across my 500+ items the prices have 'strangely' increase e...

Sales email title being truncated

Since 14th May, Ebay have started truncating the title of my sales emails so it only shows the first 50 characters of the Ebay item title. This has happened before with Ebay a while ago. It means that most of my sold item titles are now cut off like ...

New 2026 system based eBay restriction: requires you to close all returns, including remorse returns

"Take action now to avoid restrictions on your account" Anyone had one of these recently? I assumed it was the usual periodic review but it looks to be a new thing. Or a new format. My payouts are still working fine, and items still for sale. It look...

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Resolved! Is there a Retention Team for Top Rated Sellers? Frustrated with fees vs. support.

I have reached a point where I find maintaining a Business Account and paying for Store Subscriptions increasingly pointless. As a Top Rated Seller, I am paying thousands in fees, but I’m left wondering: for what?Lately, I’ve experienced a significan...

Resolved! How are sellers handling US tariffs

Since tariffs were introduced I've stopped selling to the USA but would like to start again.I'd like to know how other sellers are incorporating the tariffs into their prices solely for the US?I can't add it into my shipping as there are too many var...

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